9:12 AM,
Aug. 13, 2013

William Curry (left) and store manager Ethan Hendrix were charged in Thursday's armed robbery of a Game Stop in Watchung.

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Sergio Bichao
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The reported violent armed robbery of the Game Stop at Watchung Square Mall on Thursday was an inside job, Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano said Monday.

Not only have authorities charged a Plainfield man as the purported gunman of the holdup, but they've also charged a 17-year-old as an accomplice and the store supervisor who called 911.

The trio's alleged plot apparently was foiled by a borough police detective who spotted "inconsistencies" between supervisor Ethan Hendrix's statements to police and video caught by the store's security cameras. All three later admitted ...